1999 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 1999 IIHF Women's World Championships was held between March 8–14, 1999, in Espoo and Vantaa in Finland. Team Canada won their fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Canada skated to a solid 3–1 victory in the final to take the gold with a solid performance that saw them winning all five games.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | March 8–14, 1999 |
| Opened by | Martti Ahtisaari |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (5th title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  | Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 138 (6.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 25,234 (1,262 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jenny Schmidgall 12 points |
Finland picked up their fifth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden who had their strongest performance since 1992.
Qualification
editThe 1999 tournament created the format that has remained to the present, as the World Championships was greatly expanded to incorporate the European Championships and the Pacific Qualification Tournaments. There were a series of Qualification Tournaments Held to assign teams places in this first year, with the standard Promotion and Relegation model following after that. The top five nations from the Nagano Olympics were joined by three qualifiers.[2]
- Top five at the Olympics:
- Qualifiers from world tournaments:
Germany - Final Qualification group A winner
Switzerland - Final Qualification group B winner
Russia - Won playoff against 
Norway for final spot
World Championship Group A
editThe eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the consolation round.
First round
editGroup A
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 |  Russia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Results
editAll times local
| March 8, 1999 4:30 pm | United States | 10 – 2 ( 2 - 2, 4 - 0, 4 - 0) | Russia | Espoo |
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| March 8, 1999 4:30 pm | China | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Vantaa |
| March 9, 1999 8:00 pm | Sweden | 0 – 11 ( 0 - 3, 0 - 4, 0 - 4) | United States | Vantaa |
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| March 9, 1999 4:30 pm | China | 3 – 2 | Russia | Vantaa |
| March 11, 1999 4:30 pm | Russia | 0 – 7 | Sweden | Espoo |
| March 11, 1999 8:00 pm | United States | 6 – 0 ( 1 - 0, 2 - 0, 3 - 0) | China | Vantaa |
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Group B
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 |  Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |
Results
editAll times local
| March 8, 1999 8:00 pm | Canada | 10 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Switzerland | Vantaa |
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| March 8, 1999 8:00 pm | Finland | 9 – 0 | Germany | Espoo |
| March 9, 1999 4:30 pm | Germany | 0 – 13 ( 0 - 4 , 0 - 6 , 0 - 3 ) | Canada | Espoo |
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| March 9, 1999 8:00 pm | Finland | 7 – 0 | Switzerland | Espoo |
| March 11, 1999 8:00 pm | Switzerland | 4 – 5 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Germany | Vantaa |
| March 11, 1999 8:00 pm | Canada | 1 – 0 | Finland | Espoo |
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Playoff round
editConsolation round 5–8 place
edit| March 12, 1999 4:30 pm | Germany | 2 – 6 | Russia | Vantaa |
| March 12, 1999 7:30 pm | China | 3 – 2 | Switzerland | Vantaa |
Consolation round 7–8 place
edit| March 14, 1999 4:00 pm | Germany | 3 – 0 | Switzerland | Vantaa |
Consolation round 5–6 place
edit| March 14, 1999 2:00 pm | Russia | 1 – 4 | China | Vantaa |
Final round
edit| Semi finals 13 March 1999 | Finals 14 March 1999 | ||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 3 | |||||||
| B2 | Finland
| 1 | |||||||
| Canada
| 3 | ||||||||
| United States
| 1 | ||||||||
| B1 | Canada
| 4 | |||||||
| A2 | Sweden
| 1 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||
| Finland
| 8 | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals
edit| March 13, 1999 2:00 pm | Canada | 4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) | Sweden | Espoo |
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| March 13, 1999 7:30 pm | United States | 3 – 1 ( 0 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0) | Finland | Espoo |
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Match for third place
edit| March 14, 1999 2:00 pm | Finland | 8 – 2 | Sweden | Espoo |
Final
edit| March 14, 1999 6:00 pm | Canada | 3 – 1 | United States | Espoo |
Champions
edit| 1999 IIHF World Women Championship winners |
|---|
 Canada 5th title |
Scoring leaders
edit| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Schmidgall
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5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Jayna Hefford
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5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Kirsi Hanninen
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5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Petra Vaarakallio
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5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Sari Fisk
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5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Karyn Bye
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5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Nancy Drolet
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5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Cammi Granato
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Hayley Wickenheiser
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5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Katie King
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5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Goaltending leaders
edit| Player | Mins | GA | SOG | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Jo Small
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180:00 | 1 | 56 | 0.33 | 98.21 |
| Kim St-Pierre
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120:00 | 1 | 34 | 0.50 | 97.06 |
| Erin Whitten
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179:03 | 4 | 72 | 1.34 | 94.44 |
| Tuula Puputti
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237:27 | 6 | 89 | 1.52 | 93.26 |
| Laurie Beliveau
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120:00 | 2 | 23 | 1.00 | 91.30 |
Final standings
edit| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Canada
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United States
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Finland
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| 4. | Sweden
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| 5. | China
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| 6. | Russia
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| 7. | Germany
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| 8. | Switzerland |
Relegated to the 2000 World Championships Group B |
World Championship Group B
editIn addition to the main World Championships, this year saw the first running of World Championship Group B, which replaced the European Championships. Eight further teams played in this competition, hosted by France in the town of Colmar. 
Japan won the tournament defeating 
Norway in the final 7-1 to win the competition and to ensure their Promotion to the main World Championship in 2000.
Directorate Awards
edit- Goalie: Sami Jo Small, (Canada)
- Defender: Kirsi Hanninen, (Finland)
- Forward: Jenny Schmidgall, (United States)[4]
References
edit- ^ "1999 - IIHF Women's World Championship".
- ^ detailed qualification summary
- ^ Group A goaltending leaders
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 487–9. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 26–7, 230.